Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity
A research program focused on applying implementation science to cancer prevention and control. Our goal is to support communities in Massachusetts in developing sustainable strategies and partnerships to make evidence-based cancer control more accessible.
Bridging the Gap: Understanding and Addressing Utilization of Immunotherapy for Melanoma
Project Summary
This study, guided by the Health Equity Implementation Framework, will use a qualitative interview approach integrating perspectives from immunotherapy treated and untreated patients and providers to explore and describe barriers and facilitators of immunotherapy utilization for advanced melanoma patients in receiving care from US Comprehensive Cancer Centers. Analyses will explore multi-level factors among treated and untreated patients and barriers faced by providers in treating patients with advanced-stage melanoma, seeking common themes addressed by patients and providers. We anticipate that obtaining a deeper understanding of barriers and facilitators will pave the way for novel educational interventions at the level of the patient, the provider, the patient-provider relationship, and the health care system.
Project Lead: Alan Geller